WhatsApp has introduced the ability to add contacts and groups as favourites, allowing users to filter through chats more quickly.
The feature functions as an additional Chat Filter, which hides all conversations except those added as a favourite. Chat Filters were introduced in April this year, allowing users to display all messages, filter by unread messages, or only show group chats.
To add a chat or group as a favourite, tap the "favourites" filter on the main chats screen and select the desired contacts or groups to be added. Users can also reorder favourites via the settings menu.
The Meta-owned messaging app says the feature will roll out to users over the coming weeks. It is currently uncertain if the feature will be making its way to the desktop and browser versions of WhatsApp.
"Focusing on your favourites just got a lot easier on WhatsApp. Starting today, you can quickly find the people and groups that matter most at the top of your calls tab and as a filter for your chats.
"Whether it’s your family group chat or your best friend, your ‘favourites’ will be the same across your chats and calls, so you can speed dial them from your calls tab too," the messaging app wrote in a blogpost to its website.
